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Ms Cara Hunter: Assembly records
All of Ms Cara Hunter’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is evaluating the effectiveness of the Sure Start programme's expansion and outreach model, including (i) any measurable outcomes being used to assess its impact on children and families; (ii) how evidence of unmet need among families living outside…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current rates provided for accommodation and subsistence for children and their accompanying parents or carers, required to travel outside Northern Ireland for specialist healthcare; (ii) when each rate was last reviewed; (iii) the basis on which each rate was…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any assessment his Department has made of temporary promotions remaining in place for extended periods, given that the longest-running temporary promotion within the Northern Ireland Civil Service has been in place for more than 12 years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any considerations his Department has given to the compatibility of the Education Authority's advice that pupils should wear additional clothing when cold with the statutory School Uniforms Guidelines, particularly the requirements relating to comfort, practicality and…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 53051/22-27, to detail any evidence on which her Department considers the social and economic impact of students from Northern Ireland moving to Britain to study, to be comparable with students moving between regions within England.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of any misconceptions on the risks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), in relation to the uptake of HRT among eligible women.
To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 52661/22-27, for each Direct Award Contract awarded in relation to TransformED since February 2024, to detail (i) the specific specialist skills, knowledge or expertise identified prior to the award of the contract as necessary; (ii) the reasons why each such skill,…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans his Department has to ensure that curriculum reforms being developed through TransformED provide a consistent minimum entitlement for pupils to learn about reproductive health conditions, including endometriosis, rather than leaving provision to individual schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any current mandatory curriculum provision relating to women’s health, including (i) menstrual health; (ii) menopause; and (iii) reproductive health.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 recognises within the common minimum entitlement the distinct body of knowledge, concepts and analytical skills associated with Media Studies, including the study of (i) media production; (ii) ownership; (iii) representation;…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the proportion of the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 that will constitute the common minimum entitlement for all pupils and the proportion that will be left to individual schools to determine.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any specific knowledge relating to AI-generated misinformation, deepfakes and algorithmic bias that will form part of the common minimum entitlement for all pupils under the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, including the key stage at which each element will be…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any process by which the proposed common minimum entitlement within the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 will be determined, including any (i) criteria for deciding which knowledge, concepts and vocabulary are essential for all pupils; (ii) extent to which content outside the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to ensure that the time between a woman's first presentation with symptoms subsequently attributed to endometriosis and her eventual diagnosis are recorded and monitored across health and social care services.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the adequacy of clinical coding and patient record systems to monitor the time between first presentation and diagnosis for conditions, including endometriosis, which may involve multiple consultations across primary, secondary and community care.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he will commission any review of patient records across Health and Social Care Trusts to establish the number of women diagnosed with endometriosis who had previously presented to health and social care services with symptoms subsequently attributed to the condition; and (ii)…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the rationale for reducing Local and Global Citizenship from a distinct statutory curriculum subject to a sub-strand within the proposed Personal, Social, Civic and Careers framework; and (ii) any steps his Department will take to ensure that this change does not impact…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline how her Department is working with Translink to retain the yLink smartcard scheme, which provides up to 50 per cent off bus and rail travel for 16-23 year olds.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department's (i) engagement with the family campaigning for Jessie's Law; and (ii) consideration of proposals arising from the campaign, including any measures to improve (a) information sharing; and (b) parental involvement, in the mental health care of young people…
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will publish the guidance document for working groups involved in the TransformED curriculum review, including any (i) instructions; (ii) criteria or; (iii) parameters governing the scope of their deliberations.